The Winnipeg Jets, Nashville Predators, and Tampa Bay Lightning are among the teams showing "strong interest" in Edmonton Oilers forward Patrick Maroon, according to Fox Sports Midwest's Andy Strickland.

It was reported Sunday that as many as seven teams had contacted the Oilers regarding Maroon.

The trade speculation surrounding the 29-year-old had the Oilers make him a healthy scratch Sunday against the Anaheim Ducks.

After putting up a respectable 27 goals and 42 points last season, Maroon has struggled to replicate those numbers, with 14 goals and 30 points in 57 games this season.

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The Ottawa Senators traded defenseman Ian Cole to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a third-round pick in 2020 and forward prospect Nick Moutrey, the Senators announced Monday.

Cole was recently acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins as part of the Derick Brassard deal and did not suit up for the Senators, who apparently planned to flip him.

In Moutrey, Ottawa gets a 22-year-old forward who was drafted 105th overall (fourth round) in 2013. He has three goals and three assists in 22 games for the AHL's Cleveland Monsters this season, and will be assigned to the Senators' minor-league affiliate in Belleville.

Cole is set to become an unrestricted free agent July 1.

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Detroit Red Wings defenseman Mike Green has reportedly given the club clearance to potentially trade him to the Washington Capitals or Tampa Bay Lightning, an NHL source told The Athletic's Craig Custance.

Green's current contract includes a full no-trade clause, meaning he has control of where he could end up ahead of Monday's deadline.

As a pending unrestricted free agent, the 32-year-old is one of the top rental defensemen rumored to be available, and both the Caps and Lightning are said to be interested in upgrading their blue lines for the stretch run and playoffs.

Green spent 10 years with the Capitals before joining the Red Wings in 2015-16.

In 56 games this season, Green's recorded 29 points, and was Detroit's lone representative at this year's All-Star Game.

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The Washington Capitals reportedly checked in on one of the top defensemen believed to be available in advance of Monday's trade deadline.

According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, the Capitals took a look at Ryan McDonagh of the New York Rangers, but they seem to have moved on.

Washington, however, continues to explore adding to the blue line even after acquiring Michal Kempny and Jakub Jerabek.

McDonagh is an intriguing trade candidate as he's not considered a rental player. He has one full season remaining on a contract that carries a cap hit of $4.7 million.

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One of Artem Anisimov's former teams appears to have explored a reunion.

The Columbus Blue Jackets inquired about the Chicago Blackhawks forward's availability, and he was approached about waiving his no-movement clause, but the Blue Jackets only offered a third-round pick and wanted the Blackhawks to retain half of Anisimov's salary, so talks went nowhere, reports Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Anisimov has three more years left after this season at a cap hit of $4.55 million.

He continues to center Patrick Kane's line and has 17 goals and 24 points in 53 games in 2017-18.

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The Winnipeg Jets are among the teams interested in defenseman Ian Cole, reports TSN's Darren Dreger.

Cole was sent to the Ottawa Senators as part of the package that landed the Pittsburgh Penguins center Derick Brassard, but his new club reportedly plans to flip him to another team.

The 29-year-old blue-liner has 13 points in 47 games this season, and played a key role in helping the Penguins to back-to-back Stanley Cups.

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The Chicago Blackhawks are seeking a big haul for forward Ryan Hartman.

The team is reportedly asking for a first-round pick plus something else, a source told The Athletic's Scott Powers.

Hartman is in his second full season with the Blackhawks in which he's scored eight goals and 25 points in 57 games, including a five-point game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first game of the season.

He's six points back of his career high of 31 set last season over 76 games.

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